SHERWOOD FOREST – THE OUTLAWS CAMP
Robin and Marian were gasping for breath. The blanket was draped over them, well over Robin, where he was hovering over his wife. His hands pressed into the bed either side of her head, making sure none of his weight pressed on her stomach.
Her arched back lowered into their bed and she swallowed against the dry feeling in the back of her throat.
He swallowed but his heavy breathing continued as he lowered his head to rest his face against his wife's bare chest. At the same time her hands loosened their grip around the pillow under her head.
Robin felt her knees loosen from digging in at his waist as she sunk further back into their bed. Despite how cold it was outside of their bunk room, both Robin and Marian felt warm, flushed.
They remained in silence for a few minutes, just listening to their erratic breathing and hammering hearts.
Marian moved her hands to rest on and around Robin's neck, pulling his mouth down upon hers again.
Robin moaned softly as she nipped his bottom lip and held him tighter.
"Marian..." He moaned.
"Yes handsome?" She pulled away as his lips moved to her collarbone, as she kissed under his ear.
"I love you." Robin softly placed a kiss on Marian's bare chest and she shuddered under his touch.
"I love you to." She whispered around his mouth as it moved up to kiss her.
She whimpered as he rocked against her and his lips started biting her neck.
"It is far too late in the day for us to be doing this." She said half heartedly.
"Why?" He whispered, "Will and Djac are in Nottingham, and Much and the others are hunting down by the river."
"Mmm."
"Are you alright?" His eyes locked on hers, "I don't want to hurt you."
"Do not be ridiculous."
"Matilda said you had to take it easy with this, to stop if it was painful..."
"It isn't."
With that Marian's mouth was on Robins again as she grabbed his face and pulled it down upon hers.
"I am glad you have decided to cut your hair." Her hands ran through his shorn locks momentarily and she was cut off from speaking by his body pressing into hers.
"I know you like it long as well..."
"Grow up Robin."
He laughed at her and wrapped his arms around her, rolling them so she was straddling him. She giggled loudly and he pulled the cover all the way over them.
CLUN
"No... James!" Ellery's frantic shout could be heard by all the villagers as the man was dragged from his marital home by two guards. A few metres away, as Ellery herself was grabbed by two other guards, he was gagged and put in shackles.
Guy glared at her, "You are from Locksley."
She fought back a biting remark and almost sneered, "Yes my Lord. We moved here after we were married."
"Lovely." Guy was sarcastic and dark in his tone.
"Why are you taking him?" Ellery struggled against the guards but they held fast, "You have no right to take him!"
"He was caught stealing bread from the market. The law states that he must be imprisoned until the Sheriff decides what a fitting punishment is." Guisborne's tone was loud and final. No one in the crowd could have realised just from hearing it that he was lying.
Ellery knew.
"It's a lie!" She screamed, "He would never..."
"You can spare his fate." Guy stepped closer to her and she stopped struggling, he could tell that he had her entire attention.
"How?" She demanded.
Guy almost leered at her, "You need to bring the Sheriff Robin Hood."
Ellery blinked for a moment, and her voice turned quiet and wavering.
"I don't know how..."
"Do not," Guy thrust a finger in her face and growled, "lie to me."
She stared at him, trembling slightly as he hissed, "You were an outlaw collaborator then and your now now... all of you are."
The back of his mind registered Marian's betrayal, but he locked it away.
Ellery shook her head, but it was more of a shiver, "No... "
Guy's face darkened, "fine."
He straightened away from her and pointed to James, "Take him to Nottingham!"
"No!" Ellery's frantic voice cut over his bellow.
He snapped his head around to look at her as she swallowed, her insides caving at the betrayal that was choking her.
"How?"